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interface Last modified: Monday, March 17, 2003
(n.) A boundary across which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other. In computer technology, there are several types of interfaces. user interface - the keyboard, mouse, menus of a computer system. The user interface allows the user to communicate with the operating system. Also see GUI. software interface - the languages and codes that the applications use to communicate with each other and with the hardware. hardware interface - the wires, plugs and sockets that hardware devices use to communicate with each other. (v.) To connect with or interact with by means of an interface.
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